Paycheck
Seen it?2003 | 119 min | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved The Matrix or Minority Report, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 59 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$117 million worldwide on a $60 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 188K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Woo
- Ben AffleckMichael Jennings
- Aaron EckhartJames Rethrick
- Uma ThurmanRachel Porter
- Paul GiamattiShorty
- Colm FeoreJohn Wolfe
- Joe MortonAgent Dodge
- Michael C. HallAgent Klein
- Peter FriedmanAttorney General Brown
- Kathryn MorrisRita Dunne
- Ivana MiličevićMaya-Rachel